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Personal profile:
Name :AKM SAIFUL ISLAM
Father name : Late Md Faiz Uddin
Address : Faiz Villa, House No. A/72, Talbag, Savar-1340, Dhaka
(Permanent & present) Mobile- 01730-443842; Email: [email protected]
Date of birth : May 09, 1968
Nationality : Bangladeshi
Language : Bangla (mother tongue), English
Education:
PhD in Farm Power and Machinery (Ag.Engg.) From Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU),
Mymensingh completed in 2012
Post Graduate Diploma course on Agricultural Mechanization and Machinery Engineering in Silsoe
College, Cranfield University, UK during 1997
MS in Farm Power and Machinery (Ag.Engg.) From Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU),
Mymensingh, Passed in 1996 and obtained First Class (Grade A)
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING from Bangladesh
Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensingh, Passed in 1990 and obtained First Class and stood
First
Employment Experiences: 20 (Twenty) plus years and Records:
Duration : April 2014 to Date
Employer : Bangladesh Rice Research Institute, Gazipur
Position : Principal Scientific Officer, Farm Machinery and Postharvest Technology
Division
Duration : June 2006 to April 2014
Employer :Bangladesh Rice Research Institute, Gazipur
Position :Senior Scientific Officer, Farm Machinery and Postharvest Technology Division
Duration : August 1998 to May 2006
Employer : Bangladesh Rice Research Institute, Gazipur
Position : Scientific Officer, Farm Machinery and Postharvest Technology Division
Duties : Machinery Development, Machinery Testing & Evaluation, Postharvest Technology
Development, Renewable Energy Resources Development & Utilization and
Adoption of Appropriate Agricultural Machinery.
Duration : Feb 1998 to Aug 1998
Employer : International Fertilizer Development Centre, Agrobased Industries and Technology
Development Project, An USAID Supported Project of The Ministry of Agriculture
Position : Assistant Program Officer (Agrimachinery and Agroprocessing Equipment)
Duties : Assess technological opportunities and constraints of agricultural machinery
enterprises. Identify potential agricultural machinery manufacturers and provide technical
assistance to these manufacturers. Prepare a detailed manual on operation, servicing,
adjustment and safety procedures for each machine. Organize workshop, meetings and
training programs on agricultural machinery production technologies to stimulate entrepreneurs
to undertake commercial agricultural machinery production and marketing. Prepare,
furnish and follow-up periodic reports and returns including assessment of project
impacts to various entrepreneurs. Maintain liaison & support programs in other focus
areas.
Duration : Nov 1997 to Feb 1998
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Employer : Secom Limited, Dhaka
Position : System Analyst
Duties : Processing data on customer’s demand, Developing software to meet specific
requirement of the valued customers at home and abroad, Organise training courses on
the latest software applications.
Duration: Jul 1997to Oct 1997
Employer : Kranti Associates Ltd, Dhaka
Position :Computer Programmer
Duties : Benefit Monitoring and Evaluation of the Khulna -Jessore Drainage Rehabilitation
Project of Bangladesh Water Development Board. Planning, Organizing and Coding
the Questionnaires, Assist in checking, verifying and editing data. Develop customize
programme for data analysis, Produce output tables.
Duration : May 1995 to Dec 1996
Employer : Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh
Position : Research Associate
Duties : Ploughs for Poor Farmers of Bangladesh Project
Assist the team in designing the questionnaires for field survey, Planning, Organizing
and Coding the Questionnaires, Assist in checking, verifying and editing data, Develop
Customize programme for data analysis, Produce output tables and their analysis,
Report Preparation.
Duration : Jan 1994 to April 1995
Employer : Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh
Position : Research Associate
Duties : Energy Requirement and Cost Audit under Rice-Based CDP Cropping System project
Assist the team in designing the questionnaires for field survey, Planning,
Organizing, and coding the Questionnaires, Assist in checking, verifying and
editing data. Develop customize programme for data analysis, Produce output
tables and their analysis, Selection of most profitable cropping pattern through
Critical Path Method (CPM). Sd, CV, Correlation, Correlation Matrix,
Regression, Multiple Regression Analysis & Report Preparation.
Professional Trainings: A. Foreign training:
Field of Training
Place and
country
Duration
Starting
time
Completion
time
Length
Farm machinery Tamil Nadu and
Bhopal, India
22/06/2000 04/08/2000 6 weeks
C++
and LINUX Tamil Nadu,
India
June' 2000 July' 2000 2 weeks
Study visit Canton, China 17/10/02 24/10/02 1 weeks
International Training Course on
New Technology of Agricultural
Engineering
CAAMS, China 10/04/04 24/04/04 2 weeks
Rice Post Harvest Processing II JICA, Japan 30/08/2005 12/11/2005 7 weeks
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B. In-country Training:
Field of Training
Place Duration
Starting
time
Completion
time
Length
Rice production, Communication &
Office Management
HQ, BRRI 18/10/1998 15/12/1998 2 months
Technology Transfer on Water
Management, Mechanization & Agro-
Processing
HQ, BRRI
&
RDA, Bogra
24/05/1999 06/06/1999 2 weeks
Foundation Training Course BARD,
Comilla
17/10/1999 30/01/2000 15 weeks
AutoCAD ATC, Dhaka Feb,2000 Feb’2001 4 weeks
Training of Trainers on Participatory
Reflection and Action
VERC, Dhaka 07/02/2001 14/02/2001 2 weeks
Project Cycle Management Course RDA, Bogra 09/09/02 11/09/02 1 week
Participatory Technology Development
with a systems and Sustainable
Livelihoods Perspectives
FSES, BAU,
Mymensingh
27/11/02 06/11/02 2 weeks
Safe use of herbicides and effective
weed control
RDRS,
Rangpur
16/01/11 20/01//11 1 week
Other Experiences: A) Participation in Technology Development and Transfer Activities
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no.
Name of Technology
Developed
Present Status of Adoption Remarks
1 USG briquetting machine
Entrepreneurs of Bangladesh
have accepted the
technology
Entrepreneurs acceptability
is quite satisfactory and
farmers use USG
extensively
2 Push type USG applicator Tested further modification
is needed
Location specific (North
bengal) adaptable is good.
3 Power corn sheller Adopted in Bogra district Cattle farmers are getting
benefit 4 UMB mixing machine Adopted in Kapasia
5 BRRI Weeder
BRRI Rice-Wheat Reaper
BRRI open drum power thresher
BRRI Rice wheat thresher
BRRI power winnower
BRRI Chula
Adopted in Thakurgaon,
Dinajpur, Bogra, Comilla
districts and BRRI R/S
Conducting extensive
demonstration program in
21 districts to popularize
BRRI machine
6 Improvement of power
transmission method in low cost
opendrum thresher
Adopted in Comilla and
Netrokona district on 50%
cost share basis
Similar adoption model
canbe applied in other
region of Bangladesh
7 Flywheel attachment in Power
Thresher
Fabricated under PAMP
project and disseminating in
the 21 districts
Increases the threshing
capacity up to 23% and
clogging tendency was
removed
8 Developed reverse mode PT
mounted reaper
Developed last year through
participatory technology
development method with
NGO and local workshop
mechanic in Tangail district
Prototype tested and
demonstrated in Tangail
district under REFPI project
9 Developed self propelled reaper
10 Developed technology package
for fine rice processing
Technology disseminated to
the mill owner, rice
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exporters
11 Improvement of Versatile Multi-
crop Planter
Planter evaluated,
improvement and
disseminated to the farmers
Prototype tested and
demonstrated in Rajshahi
district
12 Development and Dissemination
of BRRI prilled urea applicator
Applicator developed,
evaluated, and disseminated
to the farmers
Prototype tested and
demonstrated in Gazipur,
Rangpur, Comilla, Kushtia,
Rajshahi, Jourpurhat,
Gaibandha, Gopalganj,
Kurigram and Barisal
district
B) Supervised MS and under graduate students
Sl.
No.
Name of the student, Roll no.
and Reg. no.
Title of the thesis Year Remarks
1 Md. Monowarul Islam
Roll no. 8
Reg. 19484 (Session 1992-93)
Performance evaluation of
locally made Hydro tiller
2001 Department of Farm
Power and Machinery,
Bangladesh Agricultural
University, Mymensingh
2 Jibon Krishna Shaha
Roll no. 3
Reg. 19456 (Session 1992-93)
A Study on the Economic
Performance of small
Engines used in Agriculture
2002 Department of Farm
Power and Machinery,
Bangladesh Agricultural
University
3 Md. Masudul Karim Khan
Roll no. 1
Reg. 20470 (Session 1993-94)
Comparative Performance of
Closed Drum Threshers
2002 Department of Farm
Power and Machinery,
Bangladesh Agricultural
University
4 Mohammad Zulfiqur Vhutto
Roll no. 02
Reg. 21482 (Session 1994-95)
Study of coarse rice
processing in commercial
rice mills in
ChapaiNawabganj
2004 Department of Farm
Power and Machinery,
Bangladesh Agricultural
University, Mymensingh
5 Ajoy Kumar Singha
Roll No. 23426
Session: 1996-97
Grading and quality of the
popular rice varieties sold in
selected local markets of
Bangladesh
2005 Department of Farm
Power and Machinery,
Bangladesh Agricultural
University, Mymensingh
6 Md. Mostafizar Rahman
Roll No.08 Ag. Engg. FPM-
JJ.10M
Reg. No. 29760
Session: 2002-03
Prospect of rice bran oil
production in Rangpur
district
2009 Department of Farm
Power and Machinery,
Bangladesh Agricultural
University, Mymensingh
7 Bhubaneshare Deb Barman
Student Id: 0907038
Zakia Fardous
Student Id: 0907052
Sadia Mubarak
Student Id: 0907053
Semester: July –December,
2012
Effect of seed rate on
missing hill and seedling
density in mechanical rice
transplanter
2014 Hajee Mohammad
Danesh Science and
Technology University,
Dinajpur
8 Md. Tariqul Islam
Roll No. 13FPM JD 03M
Reg. No. 35609
Session: 2008-09
Management aspects and
performance parameters
of DAEDONG
transplanter in relation to
commercial use
2014 Department of Farm
Power and Machinery,
Bangladesh Agricultural
University, Mymensingh
9 Imdadur Rahman
Roll No. 13FPM JD 02M
Yield characters and
profitability analysis on
2014 Department of Farm
Power and Machinery,
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Registration No. 35542
Session: 2008-09 mechanical transplanting
over manual transplanting
Bangladesh Agricultural
University, Mymensingh
10 Md. Samiul Islam
Student Id: 0907054
Md. Rizwanur Rahman
Student Id: 1007068
Jeenat Ara
Student Id: 1007075
Study the present status of
agricultural machinery
manufacturing industry in
Bogra and Dinajpur
districts
2015 Hajee Mohammad
Danesh Science and
Technology University,
Dinajpur
11 Jannatul Ferdows
Student Id: 1007043
Shanjida Akter Shanta
Student Id: 1007056
Farha Anjum Tapu
Student Id: 1007059
Study on performance
evaluation of self
propelled reaper
2015 Hajee Mohammad
Danesh Science and
Technology University,
Dinajpur
12 Umma Habiba
Student Id: 1007048,
Sabia Afrin
Student Id: 1007064
Habiba Jesmin Puspha
Student Id: 1007070
Performance test of
mechanical rice
transplanter
2015 Hajee Mohammad
Danesh Science and
Technology University,
Dinajpur
13 Nafisa Ahammed Khan
Roll no. 14FPMJJ-09M
Reg.: 36678
Session:2009-2010
Performance evaluation of
BRRI prilled urea
applicator at farmer’s field
2015 Department of Farm
Power and Machinery,
Bangladesh Agricultural
University, Mymensingh
14 MST. Mukta Parvin
Student Id: 1107050
Dipika Roy
Student Id: 1107066
Thamina Nasrin
Student Id: 1107061
Evaluation of low land
rice weeder in aus season
at farmer’s field
2016 Hajee Mohammad
Danesh Science and
Technology University,
Dinajpur
15 Md. Samiul Alam
Student Id:1007051
Md Sakib Shohel
Student Id:1007052
Topu Kumar Roy
Student Id: 1007073
Performance evaluation of
BRRI prilled urea
applicator in aus season
2016 Hajee Mohammad
Danesh Science and
Technology University,
Dinajpur
C) Project building and execution
i. With Ministry of Agriculture
Executing program “Field Trial and Demonstration of Promising Farm
Machinery and Technology to the Farmers” Pirojpur-Gopalganj-Bagerhat
Integrated Agricultural Productivity (PGBIADP).
ii. With Ministry of Agriculture
Executing program “Field Trial and Demonstration of Promising Farm
Machinery and Technology to the Farmers” under Mujibnagar Integrated
Agricultural Development Project (MIADP) in Kushtia, Meherpur, Chuadanga and
Jhenaidah district.
iii. With IRRI and CIMMYT
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Developed and executed project entitled “Farm level evaluation of mechanical rice
transplanter, BRRI weeder and BRRI prilled urea applicator to boost up agricultural
mechanization”. This research project was implemented in farmers’ field, Rangpur
and Jhenidah district.
iv. With IDCOL, Bangladesh
Executed the program “Determination of dynamic head, peak water demand,
annual water demand in relation to rice based cropping system in 200 Upazillas
of Bangladesh”. Report submitted to IDCOL, Bangladesh.
v. With Ministry of Agriculture
Executing program “Field Trial and Demonstration of Promising Farm
Machinery and Technology to the LFS Farmers” under Integrated Agricultural
Productivity Project (IAPP) in northern and southern districts
vi. With ACI motors Ltd.
Executed project entitled “Field performance of riding type transplanter at Bogra
and Joypurhat district in Boro season”. Tested and evaluated power tiller, walking
type transplanter, shallow tube well, low lift pump, weeder, reaper and thresher.
vii. With Syngenta
Executed project entitled “Evaluation of Tegra over traditional method of rice
transplanting” in Bogra district and Executed project entitled “Observation on the
tray requirement and area coverage of tranaplanter at Bogra and Joypurhat
sites in Boro season”
viii. With DAE, Rajshahi
Developed and executed project entitled “Dissemination of BRRI Developed
Reaper and Thresher in Digram Agricultural Block of Rajshahi District”. The
project was executed with the DAE, Rajshahi under financial assistance of JICA,
Japan.
ix. With NGO, Gram Bikash Sahayak Sangstha, Narshingdhi
Executed project entitled “Introduction of Rice power threshers to the rural poor
women in Narshingdhi district”. The project was executed with the Gram Bikash
Sahayak Sangstha Narshingdhi and funded by REFPI-BAU/DFID.
x. With NGO, PROVA, Rajshahi
Developed and executed project entitled “Dissemination of BRRI farm machinery
among the resource poor farmers and improvement of fine rice processing
technology in north-west region of Bangladesh”. The project was executed with the
PROVA, Rajshahi and funded by PETRRA-IRRI/DFID.
xi. With NGO, CIRAD, Tangail
Developed and executed project entitled “Extension and Promotion of BRRI Rice-
Wheat Reaper in Tangail Districts”. The project was executing with the Center for
Integrated Rural and Agricultural Development (CIRAD), Tangail and funded by
REFPI-BAU/DFID.
xii. With Bangladesh Agricultural University
Developed and executed project entitled “Adoption of Diesel Engine Operated
Opendrum Thresher in Two Selected Upazillas of Bogra and Netrokona
Districts”. The project was executed with the Department of Farm Power and
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Machinery, Bangladesh Agricultural University and funded by REFPI-BAU/DFID.
xiii. ARISAM project
Improvement and executed the project entitled “Adaptive Research and Impact
Study of BRRI Developed Agrimachinery at Selected Sites of Bangladesh
(ARISAM)”. The project was executed in Dinajpur and Thakurgaon district and
funded by BARC.
D) Research programme developed, supervised and executed
Sl.
No.
Research programme developed Initiation PI CI Remarks
1 Testing, evaluation and modification of BRRI machines
1998 PI -- Developed,
supervised,
executed
2 Test, evaluation and adaptation of power operated Japanese rice transplanter (AP 200) in Bangladesh
1999 -- CI Developed,
supervised,
executed
3 A system approach to assess energy utilization at different stages of rice production
1999 PI -- Developed,
supervised,
executed
4 Adaptive Research and Impact Study of the BRRI Developed Agricultural Machinery at Selected Sites of Bangladesh (ARISAM)
1999 -- CI Supervised,
executed
5 Storage of paddy seed in lamofoil and poly bags
2000 CI Developed,
executed
6 Study on the effect of flywheel attachment on power thresher
2000 PI -- Developed,
supervised,
executed
7 Demonstration of BRRI developed machinery at farmer’s field
2001 -- CI Developed,
supervised,
executed
8 Dissemination of BRRI farm machinery
among the resource poor farmers and
improvement of fine rice processing
technology in North West region of
Bangladesh
2002 -- CI Developed,
supervised,
executed
9 Survey on the quality and acceptability of
rice straw obtained from machine threshing
2002 PI -- Developed,
supervised,
executed
10 Baseline survey of farm mechanization at
selected sites of Bangladesh
2003 PI -- Developed,
supervised,
executed
11 Farm level evaluations of BRRI machines 2003 PI -- Developed,
supervised,
executed
12 Test and improvement of a self-propelled
reaper for rice and wheat
2003 PI -- Developed,
supervised,
executed
13 Training on operations, repair and
maintenance of BRRI Machinery
2003 -- CI Developed,
supervised,
executed
14 Development of systems for multipurpose 2004 -- CI Developed,
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Sl.
No.
Research programme developed Initiation PI CI Remarks
use of diesel engine of BRRI rice-wheat
thresher
supervised,
executed
15 Effect of field drying on the head rice
recovery of long grain and aromatic rice
2004 CI Developed,
supervised,
executed
16 Industry level research on the processing of
long grain paddy
2005 -- CI Developed,
supervised,
executed
17 Study of the milling machinery suitable for
long grain rice
2005 -- CI Developed,
supervised,
executed
18 Impact study of BRRI rice-wheat thresher-
owning farmers and thresher manufacturer in
Thakurgaon district
2005 PI -- Developed,
supervised,
executed
19 Milling and processing of premium quality
rice
2006 PI Developed,
supervised,
executed
20 Evaluation of furrow maker and compared
with conventional practices
2009 - CI Developed,
supervised,
executed
21 Improvement of Multicrop Planter 2009 PI _ Developed,
supervised,
executed
22 System productivity of rice-maize cropping
system under conservation tillage practices
2009 PI Developed,
supervised,
executed
23 Effect of tillage and residue retention on soil
physical and chemical properties in rice-
maize cropping systems
2009 PI Developed,
supervised,
executed
24 Energy consumption in rice-maize cropping
systems under conservation tillage
2009 PI Developed,
supervised,
executed
25 Evaluation of the planter to establish direct
seeded rice under minimum tillage practices
2010 PI Developed,
supervised,
executed
26 Evaluation of the planter to establish pulse
and wheat under minimum tillage practices
2010 PI Developed,
supervised,
executed
27 Evaluation of the planter to establish
sprouted direct-seeded rice
2010 PI Developed,
supervised,
executed
28 Evaluation of the planter to establish
unpuddled transplanting of rice in High
Barind Tract
2010 PI Developed,
supervised,
executed
29 Evaluation of Mechanical Transplanter in
Unpuddled Transplanting of Wet Season
Rice in Sandy Loam Soil
2012 PI Developed,
supervised,
executed
30 Design and development of BRRI prilled
urea applicator
2013 - CI Supervised,
executed
31 Development of panicle thresher 2013 PI _ Developed,
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Sl.
No.
Research programme developed Initiation PI CI Remarks
supervised,
executed
32 Testing of hand reaper for harvesting rice 2014 PI - Developed,
supervised,
executed
33 Improvement of air-blow engelberg huller 2014 - CI Developed,
supervised,
executed
34 Evaluation of fertilizer applicators in rice
field
2015 PI Developed,
supervised,
executed
35 Evaluation of power weeder in rice field 2015 PI Developed,
supervised,
executed
36 Selective mechanization in rice cultivation 2016 PI Developed,
supervised,
executed
37 Weed management in mechanically
transplanted rice field
2016 PI Developed,
supervised,
executed
38 Business model development of mechanical
rice transplanter
2016 PI Developed,
supervised,
executed
A total of 33 research program 20 13
PI= Principal Investigator, CI=Co-investigator
Project/Dissertation title
PhD Dissertation Title “ Development of Multi-crop Planter for Conservation
Agriculture”
MS Dissertation Title “Development of Power Tiller mounted Boom Sprayer”
B.Sc. Engineering (Hons.) project title “Tractive Performance of Power tiller”
List of publications
Published full paper as Principal Author
i. AKMS Islam, MA Rahman, AKML Rahman, MT Islam, MI Rahman 2016: Techno-
economic performance of 4-row self-propelled mechanical rice transplanter at farmers’ field
in Bangladesh. Progressive Agriculture 27 (3):369-382.
ii. AKM Saiful Islam, Md Tariqul Islam, Md Shakilur Rahman, Md Abdur Rahman,
Youngjung Kim 2016: Investigation on Selective Mechanization for Wet Season Rice
Cultivation in Bangladesh. J. of Biosystems Eng. 41(4):294-303.
iii. AKM S Islam, MA Rahman, ABM Z Rahman, M Rahman, YJ Kim 2016: Comparison of
Tegra and Conventional Rice Cultivation in Bangladesh. Bangladesh Rice J. 20(1):33-43. iv. AKM Saiful Islam, MA Rahman, AKM Lutfor Rahman, MT Islam and MI Rahman 2015:
Field Performance Evaluation of push type prilled urea applicator in low land rice cultivation.
Bangladesh Rice J. 19 (2):68-78.
v. AKM Saiful Islam, MA Saleque, MM Hossain and AKM Aminul Islam 2015: Effect of
Conservation Tillage on Soil Chemical Properties in Rice-Maize Cropping System. The
Agriculturists 13(2):62-73. vi. AKM Saiful Islam, MT Islam, MA Rabbani, MA Rahman and ABM Ziaur Rahman 2015:
Commercial mechanical rice transplanting under public private partnership in Bangladesh. J.
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Biosci. Agric. Res. 06(01):501-511.
vii. AKM S Islam, MM Hossain, MA Saleque, MA Rahman and AE Rabbani 2014: Energy
input-output relationship in rabi maize (Zea mays L.) cultivation under minimum tillage.
Journal of IEB/AE, 41(2):55-60.
viii. AKM S Islam, MM Hossain and MA Saleque 2014: Effect of unpuddled transplanting on
growth and yield of dry season rice in high barind tract. The Agriculturists 12(2): 91-97.
ix. AKM Saiful Islam, MM Hossain, MA Saleque 2014: Conservation agriculture options for a
Rice-Maize cropping systems in Bangladesh. Bangladesh Rice J. 18(1&2): 44-53.
x. AKM S Islam, MM Hossain, MA Saleque, MA Rabbani and RI Sarker 2013: Energy
consumption in unpuddled transplanting of wet season rice cultivation in north-west region of
Bangladesh. Progress. Agric. 24 (1&2):229-237.
xi. AKM S Islam, MM Hossain and MA Saleque 2013: Evaluation of Direct Seeded Rice
Planter under Minimum Tillage Practices. The Agriculturists 11(2): 105-113.
xii. AKM S Islam, MM Hossain, MA Saleque and ME Haque 2013: Evaluation of a Versatile
Multi-crop Planter to establish sprouted direct-seeded rice. J. Agril. Mach. Bioresour. Eng.
6(1&2):51-58.
xiii. AKM Saiful Islam, MA Rahman, MA Hossen, TH Ansari and B Karmakar 2013: Evaluation
of Mechanical Transplanter in Unpuddled Transplanting of Wet Season Rice in Sandy Loam
Soil. J. Agril. Mach. Bioresour. Eng. 6(1&2):59-67.
xiv. AKM Saiful Islam, MM Hossain, MA Saleque, MA Rahman, B Karmakar and ME Haque
2012: Effect of minimum tillage on soil properties, crop growth and yield of aman rice in
drought prones northwest Bangladesh. Bangladesh Agron. J. 15(1):43-51.
xv. AKM Saiful Islam, M Ahiduzzaman, R I Sarker and MA Hossen 2011: Potentials of Rice
Husk Fired Power Generation in Bangladesh: A Case Study. Journal of IEB/AE, 38(2):103-
106.
xvi. AKMS Islam, JK Saha, MA Haque and MA Zaman 2006: Parts failure frequency of small
engines used in agriculture. Int. J. Sustain. Agril. Tech. 2(4):36-41. xvii. AKM Saiful Islam, MA Zaman, MP Islam and MZAVhutto 2006: Study of coarse rice
processing in a commercial rice mill. J. Agric. Mach. Bioresour. Eng. 4(1&2):47-56.
xviii. AKM S Islam, MA Zaman, AK Singha 2006: Grading and quality of the popular aromatic
rice varieties sold in selected local markets of Bangladesh. J. Subtrop. Agric. Res. Dev. 4(1):69-
75.
xix. AKMS Islam, JK Saha, MA Haque and TK Sarkar 2006: Repair and maintenance cost model
for small engines used in agriculture. International J. Eng. Tech. 3(1):38-43.
xx. AKMS Islam, JK Saha, MA Haque, MM Hasan and SS Haque 2006: Economic performance
of small engines used in trolley.Intl. J. BioRes. 1(1):43-50.
xxi. AKM S Islam, MA Baqui, GK Bhuiyan and MS Hossain 2004: User opinion on the
performance of BRRI Rice-Wheat thresher. Journal of IEB/AE, 31(1):29-34. xxii. AKM S. Islam, M.A. Rahman, M. Ahiduzzaman and M.A. Baqui 2001: Energy Audit for
Rice Production under Power Tiller and Bullock Farming Systems in Bangladesh. Online
Journal of Biological Science. 1(9):873-876.
xxiii. AKM Saiful Islam, MAS Kowser Sarker, MA Rahman, MM Hossain, MM Alam 2001:
Production Problems of Farm Machinery Manufacturing Industry in Bangladesh. Online
Journal of Biological Sciences. 1(10):955-959.
xxiv. AKMS Islam, MM Hossain, MD Hussain, RI Sarker and M Alam 1996: Performance of
Power Tiller Mounted Boom Sprayer. J.ofAgril. Mach. &Mech, 3(1&2):51-56.
Published full paper as Co-author
i. BC Nath, MA Hossen, AKMS Islam, MD Huda, S Paul, MA Rahman 2016: Postharvest
Loss Assessment of Rice at Selected Areas of Gazipur District. Bangladesh Rice J. 20(1):23-
32.
ii. M S Kabir, M U Salam, A Chowdhury, N M F Rahman, K M Iftekharuddaula, M S Rahman,
M H Rashid, S S Dipti, A Islam, M A Latif, A K M S Islam, M M Hossain, B Nessa, T H
Ansari, M A Ali and J K Biswas 2015: Rice Vision for Bangladesh: 2050 and Beyond.
Bangladesh Rice J. 19 (2):1-18.
iii. Syedul Islam, SMM Rahman, MA Rahman, MA Quasem, MD Huda, AKM S Islam, M
Ahiduzzaman, GK Bhuiyan, MA Hossen MA Baqui 2009: Mechanized rice cultivation in
Bangladesh: Past experiences and future potentials. AMA, 40 (1).
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iv. Rahman MM, MA Zaman, AKM Saiful Islam 2011: Prospects of rice bran oil production in
Bangladesh. Journal of Agricultural Engineering, 39(1):45-52.
v. MM Alam, SMM Rahman, AKM S Islam, MIN Khan, A Al-Amin 2009: Farmers’
perspective in using open drum thresher. Journal of IEB, 36/AE.
vi. BC Nath, MA Satter, MT Ahmed, Debjit Roy and AKM Saiful Islam 2009: Performances of
direct and standard cooling for small engine used in irrigation. Bangladesh Rice J. 14 (1&2):161-
167.
vii. MGK Bhuiyan, MA Quasem, TK Sarker, MS Islam, MD Huda, AKM S Islam 2009: Studies
on the quality of paddy stored in steel drum, plastic drum, low-cost cocoon and gunny bag.
Intl. J. BioRes. 6(2):1-6.
viii. MA Quasem, GK Bhuiyan, AKM S Islam, MD Huda and MM Islam 2006: Mobile rice
huller: An alternative source of income for rural areas. Intl. J. BioRes. 1(4):31-34.
ix. M.A. Zaman, S.M. Farouk and A.K.M. Saiful Islam 2006: Work environment and
environmental pollutions in rice mills of Bangladesh. J. Agric. Mach. Bioresour. Eng.
4(1&2):67-73.
x. MM Rahman, MM Hossain and AKM S Islam 2004: Modification and performance
evaluation of self propelled reaper. Journal of IEB/AE, 31(1):23-28.
xi. M.A. Zaman, Fahmida Khatun, S.Akhter, A.K.M. Saiful Islam 2004: Energy and labor
utilization in commercial rice processing mills for parboiled rice. J. Bangladesh Agril. Univ.
2(2):325-334.
xii. M.Syedul Islam, M. Abdul Ghani, A.K.M. Saiful Islam and M. Anisur Rahman 2003: Effect
of drying and tempering on the milling quality of long grain aromatic paddy processing in
Bangladesh. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences 6(9):1675-1680.
xiii. MAS Kowser Sarker, AKM Saiful Islam, MM Hossain, MM Alam 2001: Status of Farm
Machinery Manufacturing Industry in Some Selected Areas of Bangladesh. Bangladesh
Journal of Agricultural Engineering. 12 (1&2):21-27.
xiv. M.A. Satter, M.M. Hossain, M. Ayubuddin, M.R. Islam and A.K.M.S. Islam 1996: Impact of
Homestead forestry on Domestic Energy Supply-A System Dynamic Approach. J. of Agril.
Mach. &Mech, 3(1&2): 57-62.
xv. M.M. Hossain, M.M. Alam and A.K.M. Saiful Islam 1995: Effect of Power Tiller Weight on
the Field Performance. J. of Agri. Mach &Mech 2(1): 61-64.
xvi. M.S. Islam,R.I.Sarker, M.D. Hussain; M.M. Hossain and A.K.M.S. Islam 1995: Crushing Mechanism of Oil Seeds and Performance of Animal Powered Ghani. J. of Agril. Mach. & Mech.
2(1): 55-56.
Proceedings/seminar/workshop/report as Principal author
i) A.K.M. Saiful Islam, Haque, M.E., Hossain, M.M., Saleque, M.A., Bell, R.W., 2010: Water
and fuel saving technologies: Unpuddled bed and strip tillage for wet season rice cultivation
in Bangladesh, in Gilkes, R.J., NattapornPrakongkep (Eds.). Division Symposium 3.2
Nutrient best management practices, Proceedings of 19th World Congress of Soil Science.
Soil Solutions for a Changing World, Brisbane, Australia, 1-6 August 2010. International
Union of Soil Science, Wageningen, The Netherlands. pp. 169-172.
ii) Islam AKMS,Hossain MM, Sarker RI, Saleque MA, Rahman MA, Haque ME, and Bell RW
2011: Energy Utilization in Unpuddled Transplanting of Wet Season Rice. In:5th World
Congress of Conservation Agriculture incorporating 3rd Farming Systems Design
Conference, 26-29 September 2011, Brisbane, Australia, pp. 376-377.
iii) Islam AKMS, Haque ME, Hossain MM, Saleque MA, Bell RW 2011: Evaluation of the
Versatile Multi-crop Planter for Establishing Sprouted Direct-Seeded Rice. In:5th World
Congress of Conservation Agriculture incorporating 3rd Farming Systems Design
Conference, 26-29 September 2011, Brisbane, Australia,pp 374-375.
iv) Islam AKMS, Hossain MM, Saleque MA, Rahman MA, Haque ME, Bell RW, and Karmaker
B 2011: Effect of Tillage and Residue Retention on Maize Productivity. In:5th World
Congress of Conservation Agriculture incorporating 3rd Farming Systems Design
Conference, 26-29 September 2011, Brisbane, Australia, pp. 372-373.
v) AKM Saiful Islam, Md. Mosharraf Hossain, Md. Abu Saleque, Md. Abdur Rahman, Md.
Enamul Haque and Biswajit Karmakar 2011: Minimum Tillage in Unpuddled Transplanting
of Aman Rice In Drought Prone North West Bangladesh. Paper presented in the 10th
conference on Crop Production Under Favourable Ecosystem in Bangladesh organized by
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Bangladesh Society of Agronomy (BSA). Held on 8 October 2011 in Bangladesh Agricultural
Research Institute, Gazipur.
Proceedings/seminar/workshop/report as Co-author
i) MA Baqui; MS Islam and AKM S Islam 1999: Performance of BRRI Developed
Agricultural Machinery at Selected Sites of Bangladesh. Proceedings of the Modern Rice
Cultivation in Bangladesh, held in 14-16 February, 1999 in Bangladesh Rice Research
Institute, Gazipur, Bangladesh.
ii) M.M. Alam; S.M.M. Rahman; AKM S. Islam; M.I.N. Khan and M.Al-Amin 2001: Problem
Confrontation of the Farmers in using Opendrum Thresher. Proceedings of the 1st Annual
Paper Meet and International Conference, The Institute of Engineers, Bangladesh.
Agricultural Engineering Division, 20 October 2001. PP 13-22.
iii) Dr. Md. MonjurualAlam, Dr. ABM Nurual Anwar, Dr. SM MahfuzurRahman, AKM Saiful
Islam and Md. ImanunNabi Khan 2002: Adoption of Diesel Engine Operated Open Drum
Thresher in Two Selected Upazillas of Comilla and Netrokona Districts. Paper presented in
the Progress Review and Sharing Workshop of REFPI from 29 August-5 September, 2002
held in BRRI conference room.
iv) M Syedul Islam, M A Baqui, M A Quasem, SMM Rahman, M A Rahman, AKM Saiful
Islam, M. Ahiduzzman and MGK Bhuiyan 2002: Farm Mechanization and Postharvest
Technologies for Rice Production and Processing in Bangladesh. Paper presented in 2nd
Annual Paper Meet, Agricultural Engineering Division, IEB, Bangladesh in BARI auditorium
on 22 December 2002.
v) M Abdul Baqui, M Syedul Islam, SM Mahfuzur Rahman, M Abdur Rahman, M Abul
Quasem, AKM Saiful Islam, M. Ahiduzzman and MG Kibria Bhuiyan 2004: Recent
development of Mechanization Technologies for Rice Production and Processing in
Bangladesh. Paper presented at 20th Rice Research Extension Workshop held at BRRI on 22-
26 February, 2004.
vi) Haque, M.E., R.W. Bell, AKM S. Islam, K. Sayre and M.M. Hossain. 2011: Versatile Multi-
crop Planter for Two-wheel Tractors: An Innovative Option for Smallholders. 5th World
Congress of Conservation Agriculture incorporating 3rd Farming Systems Design
Conference, September 2011 Brisbane, Australia.
Book Review
i) Krishi Jantrikikaran (Farm Mechanization) 2001: Published by the Department of
Agricultural Extension and Bangladesh Technical Education Board. for Diploma in
Agriculture Courses. 1st edition, July 2001, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Book
i) AKM Saiful Islam 2016: Conservation agriculture in rice farming systems. Bangladesh Rice
Research Institute. Gazipur, PP-184.
Booklet as Principal author
i) AKM Saiful Islam 2016: Mechanized rice transplanting in Bangladesh. Publication number
218. Bangladesh Rice Research Institute, Gazipur.
ii) Dr AKM Saiful Islam, Md. Tariqul Islam, Md Shakilur Rahman, Dr A Rahman, Dr d Abdul
Kader 2016: Selective mechanization in rice cultivation for enhancing productivity. Published
by Integrated Agricultural Productivity Project (BRRI part). Bangladesh Rice Research
Institute, Gazipur.
iii) Dr AKM Saiful Islam, Dr Muhammad Abdur Rahman, AKM Lutfor Rahman, Md. Tariqul
Islam, Md. Imdadur Rahman 2015: Evaluation of mechanical rice transplanter in cold season
at farmers’ field. Published by KOICA, Republic of South Korea.
iv) Dr AKM Saiful Islam, Dr Muhammad Abdur Rahman, AKM Lutfor Rahman, Md. Tariqul
Islam, Md. Imdadur Rahman 2015: Evaluation of urea fertilizer application in rice cultivation.
Published by Mujibnagar Integrated Agricultural Productivity Project (BRRI part),
Bangladesh Rice Research Institute, Gazipur.
v) Dr AKM Saiful Islam, Dr Muhammad Abdur Rahman, AKM Lutfor Rahman, Md Tariqul
Islam, Md Imdadur Rahman and Dr Md. Shahidul Islam 2015: Evaluation of mechanical and
power weeder in low land rice cultivation, Published by Mujibnagar Integrated Agricultural
Productivity Project(BRRI part), Bangladesh Rice Research Institute, Gazipur.
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vi) AKM Saiful Islam and Dr RI Sarker 2003: Manual on engine operated rice thresher
(Bangla), October, Published by REFPI-BAU/DFID.
Booklet as Co-author
i) MA Zaman, SM Farouk, RI Sarker and AKM Saiful Islam 2003: Manual on rice mills:
Development of technology & work environment (Bangla), December, Published by REFPI-
BAU/DFID.
ii) MA Baqui, AKM S. Islam, M. S. Islam, M. T. Islam, MA Rahman, MA Quasem, M D Huda
and SMM Rahman 2005: Manual on Operation and maintenance of BRRI Open Drum
Thresher. Farm Machinery and Post Harvest Technology Division, Bangladesh Rice Research
Institute, Gazipur, Bangladesh.
iii) MA Baqui, MA Quasem, AKM S. Islam, M. T. Islam, M. S. Islam, SMM Rahman, and MA
Rahman 2005: Manual on Operation and maintenance of BRRI Rice Wheat Thresher (TH7).
Farm Machinery and Post Harvest Technology Division, Bangladesh Rice Research Institute,
Gazipur, Bangladesh.
iv) M D. Huda, MA Baqui, M Ahiduzzaman, AKM S. Islam, M. S. Islam, SMM Rahman, and
MA Quasem 2005: Manual on Operation and maintenance of BRRI Winnower. Farm
Machinery and Post Harvest Technology Division, Bangladesh Rice Research Institute,
Gazipur, Bangladesh.
v) MA Baqui, MA Rahman, M. S. Islam, AKM S. Islam, SMM Rahman and M. GK Bhuiyan
2005: Manual on Operation and maintenance of BRRI Rice-Wheat Reaper. Farm Machinery
and Post Harvest Technology Division, Bangladesh Rice Research Institute, Gazipur,
Bangladesh.
vi) MA Baqui, MA Quasem, M. S. Islam, SMM Rahman, MA Rahman M. T. Islam, AKM S.
Islam, and M Ahiduzzaman 2005: Manual on Operation and maintenance of BRRI Rice
Wheat Thresher (TH 8). Farm Machinery and Postharvest Technology Division, Bangladesh
Rice Research Institute, Gazipur, Bangladesh.
vii) BC Nath, MA Rahman, AKM Saiful Islam, S Paul and MAAl-mamun 2011:Technology
Division, Bangladesh Rice Research Institute, Gazipur, Bangladesh.
viii) MA Rahman,AKM S. Islam, MA Hossain and S Paul 2012: Manual on Operation and
maintenance of BRRI Rice Wheat Thresher. Farm Machinery and PostharvestTechnology
Division, Bangladesh Rice Research Institute, Gazipur, Bangladesh.
ix) MA Rahman MD Huda and AKM S. Islam 2012: Manual on Operation and maintenance of
BRRI Winnower. Farm Machinery and PostharvestTechnology Division, Bangladesh Rice
Research Institute, Gazipur, Bangladesh.
News article as Principal author
i) AKM Saiful Islam and Md. Shakhawat Hossain 2003: Socio-economic changes of farmers
by using rice thresher (Bangla), Published in National Daily News Paper Sangbad, 25 July.
ii) AKM Saiful Islam and Md. Golam Kibria Bhuiyan 2003: Engine operated rice thresher
(Bangla), Published in National Daily News Paper Bangla Bazar Patrica, 03 August.
iii) AKM Saiful Islam 2003: BRRI Opendrum thresher (Bangla), Published in The Daily News
Paper Dainik Uttar Kon, 12, November.
iv) AKM Saiful Islam 2004: BRRI rice wheat reaper: New addition in farm mechanization
(Bangla). Published in bimonth paper, Krishibarta. Jan-Feb.
Leaflet as principal author
i) AKM Saiful Islam and Masuda Farouk Ratna 2003: Rice threshers (Bangla), Published by
Gram Bikash Sahayak Sangstha (NGO), Financed by REFPI-BAU/DFID.
ii) AKM Saiful Islam 2006: BRRI rice-wheat reaper (Bangla), Published by Farm Machinery
and Postharvest Technology Division, Bangladesh Rice Research Institute, Gazipur,
Bangladesh, Financed by JICA-BRRI follow-up Co-operation project.
iii) AKM Saiful Islam 2006: BRRI rice-wheat thresher (Bangla), Published by Farm Machinery
and Postharvest Technology Division, Bangladesh Rice Research Institute, Gazipur,
Bangladesh, Financed by JICA-BRRI follow-up Co-operation project.
Leaflet as Co-author
i) Dr.Md.Syedul Islam and AKM Saiful Islam 2003: BRRI weeder (Bangla), Published by
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DEMFRIPT sub-project, Financed by PETRRA-IRRI/DFID.
ii) Dr.Md.Syedul Islam and AKM Saiful Islam 2003: BRRI open drum thresher (Bangla),
Published by DEMFRIPT sub-project, Financed by PETRRA-IRRI/DFID.
iii) Dr.Md.Syedul Islam and AKM Saiful Islam 2003: BRRI rice-wheat thresher (Bangla),
Published by DEMFRIPT sub-project, Financed by PETRRA-IRRI/DFID.
Poster as principal author
i) A.K.M. Saiful Islam, Haque ME, Hossain MM, Saleque MA, Bell RW 2010: Water and fuel
saving technologies: Unpuddled bed and strip tillage for wet season rice cultivation in
Bangladesh, Poster presented in 19th World Congress of Soil Science. Soil Solutions for a
Changing World, Brisbane, Australia, 1-6 August 2010. International Union of Soil Science,
Wageningen, The Netherlands.
ii) Islam AKMS, Hossain MM, Sarker RI, Saleque MA, Rahman MA, Haque ME, and Bell RW
2011: Energy Utilization in Unpuddled Transplanting of Wet Season Rice. Poster presented
In:5th World Congress of Conservation Agriculture incorporating 3rd Farming Systems
Design Conference, 26-29 September 2011, Brisbane, Australia.
iii) Islam AKMS, Haque ME, Hossain MM, Saleque MA, Bell RW 2011: Evaluation of the
Versatile Multi-crop Planter for Establishing Sprouted Direct-Seeded Rice. Poster presented
In:5th World Congress of Conservation Agriculture incorporating 3rd Farming Systems
Design Conference, 26-29 September 2011, Brisbane, Australia.
iv) Islam AKMS, Hossain MM, Saleque MA, Rahman MA, Haque ME, Bell RW, and Karmakar
B 2011: Effect of Minimum Tillage and Residue Retention on Maize Productivity. Poster
presented In:5th World Congress of Conservation Agriculture incorporating 3rd Farming
Systems Design Conference, 26-29 September 2011, Brisbane, Australia.
Poster as Co-author
v) Dr.Md.Syedul Islam and AKM Saiful Islam 2003: Dissemination of BRRI farm machine in
north-west region of Bangladesh, Published by DEMFRIPT sub-project, Financed by
PETRRA-IRRI/DFID.
vi) Dr.Md.Syedul Islam and AKM Saiful Islam 2003: Fine rice processing technology,
Published by DEMFRIPT sub-project, Financed by PETRRA-IRRI/DFID.
MEMBERSHIP OF PRO FESSIONAL SOCIETIES
1. Bangladesh Society of Agricultural Engineering (BASE)
2. Bangladesh Rice Research Institute Scientist's Association (BRRISA)
3. Institution of Engineers Bangladesh (IEB)
AWARD: Received Award from the Chancellor, Bangladesh Agricultural University for achieving
first position in the examination of B.Sc. Ag. Engg. (Hons)
FELLOWSHIP: Received National Science and Technology Fellowship from the Ministry of
Science and Technology for conducting research on Power tiller tillage in small
farm system.
REFEREES:
Professor Dr. Md. Mosharraf Hossain
Department of Farm Power and Machinery
Bangladesh Agricultural University
Mymensingh
Email: [email protected]
Professor Dr. R.I. Sarker
Ex-Vice Chancellor
Jessore Science and Technology University
Jessore
Email:[email protected]
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